Arguably, the fantastic Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the closest to a spiritual successor to Splinter Cell, but it was also very systems led, had an open world setting, and could be easily played with all guns blazing.Īs much as I love the bouquet of options these games give me, as well as the stealth elements of PS5 exclusive Deathloop - my contender for game of the year- I, like other Splinter Cell fans, would love a pure stealth game to sink my teeth into. Games like Dishonored have leaned heavily on stealth, but are more about exploiting systems and tools than lurking in the shadows and making use of a night vision headset. Ubisoft’s early Assassin's Creed games were more about traversing buildings to avoid guards than sneaking, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla very much embraces combat over stealth.

While there’s no shortage of games with major stealth elements, I feel there’s not been a mainstream third-person game that’s done near-pure stealth like the first three Splinter Cell games.

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